Naphach נָפַח
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| נָפַח | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | naphach |
| Strong's number | H5301 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to breathe |
| Occurrences | 12 in 12 verses |
| Most frequent in | Job (3) |
Naphach (Hebrew נָפַח, Strong's H5301) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to breathe”. It occurs 12 times in 12 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) to breathe, blow, sniff at, seethe, give up or lose (life)
1a) (Qal) to breathe, blow
1b) (Pual) to be blown
1c) (Hiphil) to cause to breathe out
1a) (Qal) to breathe, blow
1b) (Pual) to be blown
1c) (Hiphil) to cause to breathe out
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | blow (3), seething (2), breathed (1), blown (1), lose (1), bloweth (1), up (1), breathe (1), snuffed (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | boiling (2), breathed (1), who fans (1), she will breathe (1), blast (1), blow (1), breathe (1), i blew away (1), you turn up your nose (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Naphach, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Genesis
- Genesis 2:7And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.Then the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.
Job
- Job 20:26All darkness shall be hid in his secret places: a fire not blown shall consume him; it shall go ill with him that is left in his tabernacle.Total darkness is reserved for his treasures. A fire unfanned will consume him and devour what is left in his tent.
- Job 31:39If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, or have caused the owners thereof to lose their life:if I have devoured its produce without payment or broken the spirit of its tenants,
- Job 41:20Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a seething pot or caldron.Smoke billows from his nostrils as from a boiling pot over burning reeds.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 54:16Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire, and that bringeth forth an instrument for his work; and I have created the waster to destroy.Behold, I have created the craftsman who fans the coals into flame and forges a weapon fit for its task; and I have created the destroyer to wreak havoc.
Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 1:13And the word of the Lord came unto me the second time, saying, What seest thou? And I said, I see a seething pot; and the face thereof is toward the north.Again the word of the LORD came to me, asking, “What do you see?” “I see a boiling pot,” I replied, “and it is tilting toward us from the north.”
- Jeremiah 15:9She that hath borne seven languisheth: she hath given up the ghost; her sun is gone down while it was yet day: she hath been ashamed and confounded: and the residue of them will I deliver to the sword before their enemies, saith the Lord.The mother of seven will grow faint; she will breathe her last breath. Her sun will set while it is still day; she will be disgraced and humiliated. And the rest I will put to the sword in the presence of their enemies,” declares the LORD.
Ezekiel
- Ezekiel 22:20As they gather silver, and brass, and iron, and lead, and tin, into the midst of the furnace, to blow the fire upon it, to melt it; so will I gather you in mine anger and in my fury, and I will leave you there, and melt you.Just as one gathers silver, copper, iron, lead, and tin into the furnace to melt with a fiery blast, so I will gather you in My anger and wrath, leave you there, and melt you.
- Ezekiel 22:21Yea, I will gather you, and blow upon you in the fire of my wrath, and ye shall be melted in the midst thereof.Yes, I will gather you together and blow on you with the fire of My wrath, and you will be melted within the city.
- Ezekiel 37:9Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord God; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.Then He said to me, “Prophesy to the breath; prophesy, son of man, and tell the breath that this is what the Lord GOD says: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe into these slain, so that they may live!”
Haggai
- Haggai 1:9Ye looked for much, and, lo, it came to little; and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it. Why? saith the Lord of hosts. Because of mine house that is waste, and ye run every man unto his own house.You expected much, but behold, it amounted to little. And what you brought home, I blew away. Why? declares the LORD of Hosts. Because My house still lies in ruins, while each of you is busy with his own house.
Malachi
- Malachi 1:13Ye said also, Behold, what a weariness is it! and ye have snuffed at it, saith the Lord of hosts; and ye brought that which was torn, and the lame, and the sick; thus ye brought an offering: should I accept this of your hand? saith the Lord.You also say: ‘Oh, what a nuisance!’ And you turn up your nose at it,” says the LORD of Hosts. “You bring offerings that are stolen, lame, or sick! Should I accept these from your hands?” asks the LORD.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).